Q: I had a call from my 21-year-old daughter who left home a year ago, telling me she needed to talk to me and she’s in a lot of pain. I could feel it in myself; it seems we’re in some kind of symbiosis…
Topic: Parenting
VOD
May 9, 2022
“The self is as good as you are fundamentally relaxed in it. That’s where you realize in experience that the self is all good.” New realms; integration comes naturally by being knowing in life Multi-tasking; doing on the surface what needs to be…
This mother’s wish to protect her baby son’s purity from the world reveals what it takes to be the best kind of parent she can be, and how this establishes the foundation her child will need as he grows.
Q: You’ve spoken about understanding the world and how it works, and then both moving and seeing beyond it. This world is hardly understandable for me, so can you guide me a little in how to be with my child as he starts to…
VOD
December 26, 2021
“Say something tender to your toothbrush when it runs out of battery. If you live that way everything in your whole life changes before you. You begin to see everything differently, everyone differently, your self differently. It starts with your toothbrush.” Difficulty is because…
Q1: I work as a speech therapist with children. When I hear you speak, it reminds me of the importance in psychological theory for children to grow up with soft hearts, good relationships and protection in order to develop their potential. Can you say…
Q: When it comes to educating my child, I feel that I’m not being heard unless I raise my voice. John: If you need to raise your voice to be heard, that tells you that when you speak she doesn’t believe you. Q: She…
“How can I find me, again?” In the midst of the challenges of being a new mother, the young woman in this dialogue feels that she’s lost touch with the depth she once knew. John shares what matters, and gives her a very practical tip.
Q: We’re having a baby. I really feel the baby is going to be our greatest teacher. John: Having a baby will strengthen whatever orientation you presently have. Q: Will it? It won’t be the opposite? John: If you are giving heed to the specialness of what’s there,…
Q: I have a question about raising children and enjoying them in the way you’ve been describing. I have two daughters. John: How old are they? Q: Five and nine. I enjoyed the first child from the beginning, and it has been easy. The second is…
With her husband in a coma, the woman in this dialogue shares the extreme difficulty she faces in parenting her children in the midst of this crisis. John shows her how goodness can thrive in hardship and how this deeper perspective can be a nurturing ‘love school’ for all of them.
Q: I think my young son is testing boundaries, and he sometimes quite intentionally does things we’ve asked him not to do. He seems to want our reaction or response. John: He wants to play with power, so you need to play back to him…
